It is a very smoky, dirty and dusty smell to me and it doesn't smell clean or pleasant to me at all. This all makes this a very deep, dark, slightly sweet, gourmand and resinous blend that I just find much too much for my olfactory senses. Naturally, although some of these synthetic oud accords and perfumes smell great, none of them can come close to the sheer complexity of oud oil with all its facets ranging from fruit, wood, rot, decay, chocolate, rubber, and leather, to surprisingly floral notes such as rose, tuberose, or gardenia.

The ingredients together make a sweet milky vibe that's perfect for a night out or a cold day but can be too thick in a hot environment.Not similar in terms of scent, more to the vibe i get when wearing both due to their sweet spicy, powdery vanilla and subtle leathery nature. Black Orchid by Tom Ford is a very unusual perfume and not really like anything else I have smelt before, bar Velvet Orchid.

Chinese oud oils ( Hainan, Sinensis) are extremely rare because the trees that produced agarwood are now close to extinction in China, if not already extinct. Majestic gold gives me the same vibe as Armani Code Absolu and Jacques Bogart Bogart pour homme, but it's not a clone of any of those. This fragrance is absolutely smooth, low-key but attention grabbing, slightly comforting and yet very powerful in it's stance. I also think that it being only worn in cold weather might make it somewhat more tolerable and less strong. But because the Agallocha is now grown in regions other than Assam, and because you can use different woods and force-aging to produce a Hindi-style oil, it is probably more accurate these days to view Indian oud as more a style of oud than strictly a product of its terroir.

Vietnam is also the source of the best soil agarwood, namely, shards of densely resinated agarwood from felled trees that are either half- or fully-buried by earth and leaves, and thus ‘weathered’ by the soil and other elements. Performance is also great, i have people telling me how great i smell even standing from a distance and longevity is also top notch.

It is a perfect blend of the finest ingredients which gives beautiful Fragrance of agarwood, patchouli and vanilla. There are so many notes in this fragrance, however I'm only picking up one note and that is nag champa or dragon's blood, even though this note isn't listed. I had hoped I would enjoy it, but I'm not getting all the other notes that seem to make this a popular fragrance. Tom Ford Black Orchid EDP is a seductive and mysterious fragrance that is perfect for the modern woman.I do think this has great longevity though so if you're into that kind of smell, this one definitely sticks! Note: The pros and cons listed on this page have been generated using the artificial intelligence system, which analyzes product reviews submitted by our members. A skilled oud artisan can coax Cambodi-style or Kinam-type characteristics from bog standard Malaysian wood. As it transitions to the heart, spicy notes are added which intensify the darkness of the florals, and the overall effect is a fantasy orchid with dark nuances. I had hugely high, even unrealistic expectations about this one to the point I was preparing to be disappointed and it’s not!

even though it isn't listed, (on me) this always ends up as a really strong smell of sweet pink lolly musk. No matter how good the current trees growing in Cambodia are, it is impossible to replicate the exact microclimatic conditions that helped the original trees to develop their special ‘flavor’.I am suggesting to start simple and produce Yalang yalang with “ new item that haven’t been explored in the market”.